Three Minute Warnings: the Long Ryders Live in New York City

Three Minute Warnings: the Long Ryders Live in New York City is a live album by American band the Long Ryders, released in 2003 by Prima Records. It was recorded at the Bottom Line in New York City on 7 May 1987 and broadcast live on FM radio by WYRK.[1]

Three Minute Warnings: the Long Ryders Live in New York City
Live album by The Long Ryders
Released	2003
Recorded	7 May 1987
Venue	The Bottom Line, New York City
Genre	Alternative country country rock folk rock Americana
Length	68:56
Label	Prima
Producer	David Van Der Heyden
The Long Ryders chronology
Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology (1998) Three Minute Warnings: the Long Ryders Live in New York City (2003) The Best of the Long Ryders (2004)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blend Magazine	[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Mojo	[5]
Q	[6]
The Sunday Times	[7]
Uncut	[8]

Three Minute Warnings was well received by critics.[9] AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five, calling it "a jewel of a concert album", and commented: "The fact is that they're so "on" for this show ... that it almost wouldn't have mattered what they played, as long as they played this way". AllMusic wrote that the guitars "crunch and cut away at folk-ish and country-like melodies, sounding a lot like a garage punk version of the Eagles".[2] Uncut and Mojo both gave it three stars out of five, writing that the live performance displayed "verve and commitment"[8] and "highlights why the Long Ryders mattered".[5] The Edmonton Journal described the album as "punk band energy, fused with clever pop craftmanship", and embellished with "countrified solos".[10] Exclaim! magazine felt that the album contains "stellar versions of their most well-known songs", adding that "it serves as a reminder that without them, Jason & the Scorchers, Rank & File, and others, alt-country wouldn't exist."[11] The Sunday Times described the performance as "loud, fast and impossibly tight ... fusing fragments of mythic Americana with a driving punk aesthetic, prophets without honour, playing for their lives."[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prairie Fire"	Sid Griffin, Greg Sowders	2:54
2.	"Lights of Downtown"	Stephen McCarthy	2:53
3.	"Man of Misery"	McCarthy	3:11
4.	"A Stitch in Time"	Tom Stevens	4:01
5.	"State of My Union"	Griffin, Sowders	5:25
6.	"Harriet Tubman's Going to Carry Me Home"	Griffin	4:56
7.	"Capturing the Flag"	Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders, Will Birch	4:05
8.	"Long Story Short"	Griffin	4:34
9.	"Baby's in Toyland"	Griffin	4:30
10.	"I Want You Bad"	Terry Adams, Phil Crandon	2:42
11.	"Spectacular Fall"	Griffin	4:17
12.	"I Had a Dream"	McCarthy	3:57
13.	"You Just Can't Ride the Boxcars Anymore"	Stevens	3:16
14.	"Gunslinger Man"	Griffin	3:07
15.	"Looking for Lewis and Clark"	Griffin	5:18
16.	"Prisoners of Rock"	Neil Young	4:08
17.	"10-5-60"	Griffin, Barry Shank	5:17
Total length:			68:56

Personnel

The Long Ryders

• Sid Griffin – guitar, harmonica, vocals
• Steve McCarthy – guitar, mandolin, lap steel, vocals
• Tom Stevens – bass, vocals
• Greg Sowders – drums

Technical

• David Van Der Heyden – producer, engineer
• Bob Kranes – broadcast coordination
• Tommy Sjostrom – photography
• Phil Smee – design

[13][14]

References

1. "The Long Ryders Discography". thelongryders.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
2. Eder, Bruce. "Live in New York City – AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
3. Schoemer, Karen (April 2004). "Blend Magazine Review". sidgriffin.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
4. Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
5. "Mojo Review". sidgriffin.com. February 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
6. "Three Minute Warnings: Live in New York City Review". Q. February 2004. p. 114.
7. "The Sunday Times Review". sidgriffin.com. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
8. Williamson, Nigel (1 February 2004). "Uncut Review". sidgriffin.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
9. "Sid Griffin Biography". sidgriffin.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
10. North, Peter (28 February 2004). "Fair Warning: Long Ryders' set sizzles - Edmonton Journal Review". sidgriffin.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
11. Schneider, Jason (April 2004). "Exclaim! Review". sidgriffin.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
12. Lee, Stewart (18 January 2004). "The Sunday Times Review". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
13. Three Minute Warnings: the Long Ryders Live in New York City (Media notes). The Long Ryders. Prima Records. 2003.CS1 maint: others (link)
14. Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology (Media notes). The Long Ryders. Chronicles. 1998.CS1 maint: others (link)